Stakes Are High At Annapolis ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) by Leslie Susser - November 6, 2007 - 12:46pm In the final run-up to the Annapolis peace parley, leaders on all sides are emphasizing the burning need for success and the potentially huge price of failure. Although the focus is on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, all the main players see it as only a small part of a much bigger regional drama: the ongoing battle for regional sway between the moderate Middle Eastern camp, led by America, and the radicals, led by Iran. » Read more

Abbas Sees Palestinian State Soon Achievable ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post by Karen Deyoung - November 6, 2007 - 12:45pm Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that he believes the path to peace with Israel is now clear and that a Palestinian state can be achieved before the end of the Bush administration in January 2009. » Read more

Pm Slams Israel Rightists' Provocation Over Peace ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Joseph Nasr - November 6, 2007 - 12:44pm Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed on Monday to fight violent "incitement" by Israeli groups opposed to his efforts to negotiate with the Palestinians and said he was ready to make "painful concessions" to secure peace. His speech, heavy with memories of violence within Israeli society, was a reaction to displays of hostility that marked Sunday's 12th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was shot by a Jew angry at his peace efforts. » Read more

Israel Puts Jerusalem On The Negotiating Table ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor by Ilene Prusher - November 6, 2007 - 12:41pm As she visits the Middle East this week, USSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice is pressing Israeli and Palestinian leaders to commit to confidence-building measures and a timetable ahead of an upcoming US-sponsored peace conference in Annapolis, Md. Israel has resisted a timetable, but Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in a major speech Sunday night that he is ready to begin accelerated peace talks – even on final-status issues such as Jerusalem. » Read more